Today's fashions feature wide varieties of spiky hair styles and radical colors.
Though hairstyles and fashion trends have evolved over the decades, spiky hairstyles have been popular since the 1980s, and numerous variations of such styles are still worn today. In fact; many spiky hairstyles have been enhanced by new radical hair paints and coloring that give such styles an extreme and edgy look. No matter what color, length or texture your hair, with a little patience and some good painted spiky hair tips, you can achieve a cutting-edge new look.
Stripping
If your hair is dark, you may have to bleach your spikes before coloring.
Depending on the color of your hair, you may have to strip or bleach certain areas -- or your entire head -- for new colors to appear in their true shades. If your hair is blond or gray, you may not have to bleach the hair, as lighter colors are typically more accepting of dyes. If you have darker hair -- like black, red or brown -- you'll have to use a frosting or bleaching product to strip the color from your hair before applying colors.
Colors
Temporary and permanent hair paints are available in dozens of radical colors.
Once you strip the desired sections of hair for coloring, apply the hair colors of your choice. Many hair care manufacturers produce permanent gel or liquid colors that are simple to apply and include step-by-step instructions. If you don't want to commit to permanent color, many types of temporary hair paints are available in wide varieties of colors that wash out after only a few shampoos. You can also find temporary spray-on hair coloring that washes out immediately -- and shows up well on dark hair. However; most spray-on hair colors leave a dry and flaky appearance.
Styling
No matter what style you choose, most spiky hairdos require gels, mousse or glue.
The way you sculpt your spiky hairstyle has a lot to do with the texture of your hair. Spiky styles are most easily achieved with short, straight hair, but with the right styling tools and products, you can usually create a spiky hairstyle on most lengths and textures. If your hair is short and straight, you can generally use a firm gel on wet hair to finger-style each strand. On wavy hair, firmer-holding gel or mousse may be required as you pull the hair firmly upwards and use a blow dryer to straighten your spikes. To make spikes from tightly-wound curls, use a hot flat iron on dry hair to straighten your locks, and use hair glue to erect your spikes.
Extreme Spiky Hairstyles
Not ready to shave your head? Try a faux hawk.
If you want to take your painted spiky hairstyle to completely radical levels, try a more extreme hair design like a Mohawk or faux hawk. For a Mohawk, use an electric clipper to shave each side of your head completely bald from front to back. Leave only a small strip of hair -- about 2 to 4 inches wide -- from the center of your forehead to the nape of your neck and use a stiff hair glue or gel to make your spikes stand up. You don't have to shave your head for a faux hawk style. Create the illusion of a Mohawk by using styling products to push all your hair up toward the middle, to sculpt large spikes at the top-center of your head.
